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Definition of Civvy Street noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Civvy Street

noun

/ˈsɪvi striːt/

/ˈsɪvi striːt/

[uncountable] (old-fashioned, British English, slang)

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ordinary life outside the armed forces

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